ilel

Tashelhit

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Medieval Tashelhit ايلل (ilel, “sea”), from Proto-Berber [Term?] (“sea”).

Cognate with Zenaga ǝL (“sea, river”), Tunisian Berber ilil (“sea”), and Nefusa يلل (ilel, “sea”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /iləl/

Noun

ilel m (plural ilal, Tifinagh spelling ⵉⵍⴻⵍ, Arabic spelling ايلل)

  1. sea, ocean
    Synonym: lbḥṛ
    ايح ور تيوِيت امان س ييلل، اورا تن تسوت.
    iḥ ur tiwit aman s yilel, ur a tn tsut.
    If you don't take water with you, you won't be able to drink from the sea.
Inflection
Inflection of ilel
singular plural
free state ilel ilal
annexed state yilel yilal
Derived terms
  • aɣʷlil n yill (“sea snail”)
  • tamda n yilel (“open sea”)
  • taɛṛabt n yill (“black dolphin”)
  • will (“mussel”)

See also

  • aftas (“port”)
  • amlal (“sand”)
  • aslm (“fish”)
  • taɣart (“beach”)

References

  • Stroomer, Harry (2025), Dictionnaire berbère tachelḥiyt-français — Tome 2 f—l (Handbook of Oriental Studies – Handbuch der Orientalistik; 188/2) (in French), Leiden, The Netherlands: Brill, →DOI, →ISBN, page 1088b
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